1600
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Synal Chaen, Persian Ambassador to Court of Rudolph II is a 1600 ink by Aegidius Sadeler II, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with a big turban, thick mustache, and a patterned collar. His face is serious, and he’s framed inside a round border. Around the edges, there’s Latin text in fancy letters, plus some Arabic script at the bottom. The text calls him a Persian ambassador, which means he was a diplomat from what’s now Iran. His outfit looks formal, like someone important visiting a royal court. This is an example of engraving, a technique where artists etch designs into metal plates.
Aegidius Sadeler or Aegidius Sadeler II (1570–1629) was a Flemish engraver who was principally active at the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and his successors.
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